Bottle



Patented ixgfs,

' trainenv FRANK G. MPHERSON; OF BEAVER FALLS, PENNSYLVANI;

i BOTTLE.

Application liled April 19, 1923. Serial No. 633,115.

To all whom it may 'con/cern.'

Be it known that FRANK G. McPHnnsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Beaver Falls, in the county of Beaver and` State ofPennsylvania, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Bottles, of

' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates yto bottles.

The object is to provide a bottle especially adapted for containingketchup, salad dressingor other liquid condiments or preparations, thebottle havin a novel construction of mouth whereby t e contents may bepoured therefrom, if desired, in a relatively small stream, lsuch asusually issues from the small Vneck bottle in general use; in otherwords, the object is to construct a wide mouth bottle so that itpossesses the advantageof a small mouth bottle, so'far as restricteddischarge of the contents isl concerned.

In carrying out the invention, I rovide a .bottleI having means coactingwith the usual closure capfor sealing the contents thereof and havingawide neck communieating with the interior similar to bottles inVgeneral use for containing pickles, yso that the contents may freelydrain or gravitate, when inverted, .to thei mouth of ,the

bottle, wherea wall is provided for'reducing or constricting the outlet,said wall being formed to permit the insertion of a spoon,

when itis desired to spoon out the contents, and also having means forengaging said spoon, when not in use, and supporting vthe same with thebowl thereof withinthe bottle and the handle fully exposed for use.

A full and complete. understanding of the invention may be obtained'from a consideration of the following detailedA description,l taken inconnection with-'the accompanying drawing forming a part 'of thisspecilicati'om it being understood that while lthe drawing shows apractical form of the invention, the latter is not to be conlined. tostrict conformity with the showin thereof, but maybe changed or modifieso long -as such changes or modifications mark no material departurefrom the' salient features, of the invention, as specifically pointedout inA theappended claims.

In the drawing, in which similar reference' characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several gures: v

Figure l 1s a proved bottle;

perspective view ofthe `iinl taining pickles or like goods,'and having arelatively large neck 2 through which the contents of the bottle may beeasily passed in filling and readily removed by inverting .the bottle atthe proper angle.

y At the upper or mouth end the neck is provided with an annular bead 3,iush with the upper end thereof, which is adapted to receive the lutedian e 4 of the usual metallic cap 5, which is eld thereon by thecrimping of said flange in the customary manner. A ny other form of.closure may, however, be provided.

Across the open end of the neck and slightly spaced from the upper edgeof the bead 3, is a horizontal wall 6, molded or blown integrally withthe body and neck of the bottle, and thus providing a narrow spacebetween the same and the inner face of the cap or closure 5, so as notto interfere sur@ 2( with the ready'application and crimping of thelatter.

The wall or partition 6 covers substantially one-half of the openingthrough the neck 2, and has a straight free edge 7, at the center ofwhich there is formed an inwardly-extending, dove-tailed recess 8, or

other similarly formed recess having a relasalad' dressing or othersimilar goods.

The width of the partition 6 and the resultant extent of the outletopening depends, of course, on the size of the bottle and the lneckthereof, as the said opening must be of the opening thus sucient sizefor the free insertion ofV an ordinary spoon, thus the larger the bottleneck,l the greater the percentagel of closed area andthe reverse is truein the case of the smaller size necks as will be readily understood.l

ln the event the spoon is used, the latter may be engaged and supportedby the kwall or partition, while the bowl of thes'poon remains withinthe bottle, as shownin Figure 3, the shank portion of the spoon beingintroduced at its smallest diameter into the recess 8, which willsupport the spoon when the same'is lowered to allow the larger portionof the handle torest upon the dovetailed sides of said recess.

In inserting the spoon, the rounded bottom of the bowl 10v thereof isturned towards the rounded portion of the outlet passageway formed bythe interior wall of the neck 2 whenthe spoon may freely enter thebottle, be filled with the contents thereof, and withdrawn therefromwithout spilling, by

slightly tilting the bottle, in a well known when the ordinary smallneck bottle is used,

the `reduced outlet provided by the wall or partition preventing toogreat or too free a flow of the contents `in pouring.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a bottle has been providedhaving an outlet of restricted internal diameter, which permits of thefree insertion of a spoon and the removal of the contents thereby, thespoon being supported in the bottle with the handle exposed for repeateduse in taking out the contents from the bottle as desired. It will falsobe seen that the simplicity of the invention, consisting as it does, ofthe addition-of a novel wall or partition, renders the same capable ofbeing easily and cheaply manufactured during the process of blowing ormolding the bottle in the usual manner.

I do not wish to be limited to the integral formation of the wall orpartition.

' What is claimed is 1. A' bottle havin at its `mouth an-inte'g'ralsubstantially orizontal wall or .par-

tition extending partially across the same.

.from oneside 'to restrict the outlet, said partition being arranged.vtransversely of the'd neck of the bottle and spaced from the otheredge-'of the` neck, so as to leave a space for Y the insertion andsupport 'of a spoon in a substantially upright position.

2. A bottle having a Wall extending across l the mouth partiallyclosingthe same to prevent too Afree egress of the contents there,-

4through, said wall having a centrally disposed recess to receive theshank of a spoon,

and being arranged below theaplane of the upper edge of said mouth so asto provide for the placing of a cap on said mouth. to completely coverthe same. v

3. A. bottle having at its mouthan integral wall or partition extendingpartially across the same to restrict theoutlet, and having ancentraldove-tailed or similar recess provlded in the free edge of the par-"tition for the reception of theshank portion of a spoon.

4. A bottle having a relatively wideneck, an integrally formed partitionlocated in the neck and adjacent to the mouth thereof, said partitionbeing of a form approximating a semi-circle and joined to the interiorof the neck around its curved edge, the other edge being straight andspaced from the 'op-l posite wall of the neck toprovide an outlet forthe contents of the bottle or an inlet for the bowl of a spoon. 4

5. A bottle having a relatively wide neck,

an integrally formed partition locatedl in the neck and adjacent to themouth thereof, said partition being of the form of a portion of acircle. and ljoined to the interior of the neck around its curved edge,the other kedge being straight and. spaced from the opposite wall of theneck to Vprovide a -lling opening an outlet for the contents ofthe lbottle, or an inlet for the bowl of aspoon,

said straight edge having an inwardly-exthe same with the bowly thereofwithin the bottle.

In testimony that` l claim theliforegoin'g v as my own, l have -heretoaxedmy'signature. y l

.FRANK MCP'RSON.

lil@ tending, dove-tailed or undercut vrecess vfor r' receiving theshank of said spoon. to support

